TEENching

TEENching

Ronaldo Lima Jr

YES NO

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TEEN life quiz

Two and...

Big...

Gossip...

Super...

Grey’s...

Kenan...

Everybody...

Natural information gap

Defining Teens

Young teenagers: 12-14 years old

Middle teenagers: 14-17 years old

Late teenagers: 17-19 years old

Young TeensNatural egoism

Emotional and melodramatic

Extreme physical changes

Sensitive to appearance

Want to belong to the “pack”

Influenced by peers and fads

Wavering between independence and need for security

Think they have “figured things out”

Strive to create a “system” to analyze what they see

Test hypotheses and think critically about abstract ideas and concepts

Strong opinions

See things in black and white

Middle Teens• Physically mature

• Able to work independently

• Good planners and can manage group work without much supervision

• Less reliant on the group for support

• More focus on individual relationships

• Stronger sense of place in society

• Aware of the opposite sex and begin to mix groups (girls and boys)

• Understand there is not only one answer to every question and not everything is black and white

Teens are wrapped up in these issues:

Self-esteem

Peer pressure

Ethics

Finding one’s own identity

Dealing with relationships

To put things in perspective

Children Peripheral attention to lg and input

No full cognitive development (concrete operations)

Here/now functional use of lg

No metalanguage

Short attention spans

Sensory input (physical, hands-on)

Adults Focal awereness

Superior/full cognitive abilities

Can abstract

Can handle metalanguage

Longer attention spans

Oral input is ok

T E E N S

TEENS ARE EFFICIENT LANGUAGE LEARNERS

(LEWIS, 2007)

They combine childlike playfulness with adult-like ability to hypothesize and think

critically.

Children Very sensitive to affective factors

Adults More self-assured, confident and with

higher self-esteem, yet sensitive to lg ego

Affective factors

Teens?Transition, confusion, changing bodies, don't know

what they want, self-consciousness, ego, self-image, perception of self, self-esteem, ups and

downs.

• Avoid embarrassement at all costs

• Affirm each person's talents and strengths

• Allow mistakes to be accepted

• Praise meaningfully

• De-emphasize competition and emphasize collaboration, co-operation

• Do not mix "proficiency" with "ability"

Encourage risk-taking by:

Promoting trial atmosphere

Providing reasonable challenges

Responding to ss' attempts positively

Encouraging small-group work

Sequencing activities from easier to more difficult

RapportAUTHORITY vs. FRIEND

Genuine interestPraise and criticism

Be fair

Value and respect ss' thoughts

Be firm and warm

Symptom vs. Source

• Let your body posture exhibit confidence

• Your face should reflect optimism, brightness and warmth

• Make frequent eye contact with students

• Move around, use all the classroom space, be everywhere

• Show enthusiasm towards what you are presenting

Seating arrangement

Choosing seats

Slips

Superteachertools

Teens try out different identities

Teens try out different identities

...individuality

Know your students

• Who is into what?

• Teens' out-of-the-classroom lives

Teacher kit

Knowing your students, you better know:

• Who to call

• When to call

• Who to ask to volunteer sth

• When/how to correct each st

• Who to place in each group/pair

• How tough to be in each situation with each st

Variety

Active engagement

Curiosity

Juliana Paes

Wallwisher (wallwisher.com)

• Dictation

• Songs (beyond fill in the blanks - madlibs, passive voice, reported speech)

• Director's cut

• Running dictations (reported speech)

• Word on board + questions

• Auction

• Vids (telephone, daft hands)

• Definitions

BYOD / BYOT Wish vs. Hope

If...

Educreations

FB group

Taking photo of the board

Dictionary apps

Homework apps

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